About Disability Smart Awards

Celebrating disability inclusion

Business Disability Forum’s annual Disability Smart Awards showcase and celebrate the work of organisations that are improving the life experiences of disabled employees and consumers, by removing barriers to inclusion. Entries for 2025 open on 3 December.

Why enter?

• Share your work to inspire others.
• Gain recognition for your organisation’s impact on the lives of disabled people.
• Meet and network with others who are leading the way in disability inclusion at our awards ceremony.

Disability Smart Awards

There are 13 Disability Smart Award categories open to UK and global organisations of any size, from any sector. All categories are free to enter.

• Disability Smart Diversity and Inclusion Professional, 
• Disability Smart Leader Award,
• Disability Smart Technology Award,
• Disability Smart Inclusive Workplace Experience Award – large organisation,
• Disability Smart Inclusive Workplace Experience Award – small organisation, 
• Disability Smart Inclusive Recruitment Award,
• Disability Smart Inclusive Communication Campaign Award, 
• Disability Smart Accessible Built Environment Award,
• Disability Smart Inclusive Customer Experience Award – large organisation,
• Disability Smart Inclusive Customer Experience Award – small organisation, 
• Disability Smart Global Disability Inclusion Award,
• Disability Smart Inclusive Product Design Award,
• Disability Smart Procurement Award.

Disability Confident Awards

There are 2 Disability Confident Awards for organisations registered for the UK Government’s Disability Confident employer scheme. Free to enter, these categories are independent of the Disability Smart Awards, and are judged by the Department for Work and Pensions Disability Confident Team.  

• Disability Confident – large organisation (250+ employees),
• Disability Confident – small organisation (0-250 employees).

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